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Three Premier League matches take place on Sunday with a double-header up first at 14:00 BST.

Chelsea host Crystal Palace in west London, while Nottingham Forest meet Brentford at the City Ground.

Eberechi Eze starts for Palace despite transfer interest from Tottenham Hotspur.

Oliver Glasner makes just one change from the line-up he used against Liverpool last week. It’s an enforced alteration, too, with Daichi Kamada missing out. Will Hughes comes in.

Tosin Adarabioyo is absent for Chelsea after picking up a “small issue” in training, so Josh Acheampong partners Trevoh Chalobah at the back.

Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens and Joao Pedro make up the front four.

At the City Ground, Morgan Gibbs-White is available for Forest after missing the final pre-season friendly to attend the birth of his child. He starts in a No 10 role.

Dan Ndoye is the only new signing in their starting XI, but Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha are on the bench.

Caoimhin Kelleher missed Brentford’s final pre-season friendly but he starts in goal.

Mikkel Damsgaard and the wantaway Yoane Wissa are both absent, but Kevin Schade is fit enough for a place on the bench.

Rico Henry gets the nod over Aaron Hickey at left-back as expected.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Neto, Palmer, Gittens, J Pedro

Subs: Jorgensen, Gusto, Fofana, Hato, Essugo, Santos, Estevao, George, Delap

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta

Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Clyne, Esse, Edouard, Sosa, Rak-Sakyi, Devenny, Cardines


Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood

Subs: Gunn, Morato, Awoniyi, Jesus, Jota, Yates, Jair, Boly, Abbott

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Henry, Yarmoliuk, Jensen, Carvalho, Milambo, Lewis-Potter, Thiago

Subs: Valdimarrson, Hickey, Henderson, Schade, Onyeka, Ajer, Peart-Harris, Roerslev, Arthur


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  1. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    J Pedro the useless t**t going off ‐ looked barely bothered

    1. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Delap to brace now

  2. Ninja Škrtel
    1 year, 2 months ago

    every year players fall for the Pedro trap. A mediocre player and a rubbish fpl asset. WOOD ALL THE WAY.

  3. No Name to Display
    1 year, 2 months ago

    So 2 chelsea attackers strategy is a huge fail eh

  4. Bada Bing
    1 year, 2 months ago

    JP honeymoon over.

  5. The Philosopher
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Give the pen to Kelleher

  6. el polako
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Survived Joao Pedro, uff….

  7. Bram
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Penalty Brentford - c'mon Sels!

  8. PB-THE-VET
    1 year, 2 months ago

    If Delap scores or shows form Pedro is ? Start next game

    Woods seems the better pick

    And we all knew it too 🙁

  9. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Watkins & JP 4 points 🙁

    1. Puntillimon
      1 year, 2 months ago

      On paper that looked alright…..

  10. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Brentford pen...noooooo!

  11. Bram
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Thiago takes ...........

  12. Gizzachance
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Palmer looking like the palmer from back end of last season, world club cup lured people in

  13. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Thiago G

    1. Gizzachance
      1 year, 2 months ago

      There’s my cs gone!

    2. g40steve
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Anyone with triple Forest defence?

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        double 🙁

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          1 year, 2 months ago

          likewise

      2. Brosstan
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Yea on BB. Deleting team.

      3. chocolove
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Me. Rip

  14. Cruyff's Eleven
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I think Lateriser called the Palace fixture a 'potential banana peel' for Chelsea. Now I've seen their kit, I get it.

    1. Gizzachance
      1 year, 2 months ago

      People avoiding palace because of fixtures, they’ve been decent today as well as c/sheild and pre season

      1. Moderately content penguin
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Palace against trad top 6 last season - 6 draws: 3 wins: 3 losses. Add in Newcastle and Villa 8 draws: 4 wins: 4 losses: add in the cups and it looks a bit better 😉

        Mind you nearly a third of all goals conceded in the season did come in the three defeats

  15. Thanos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Forest CS busted 🙁

    1. Nomar
      1 year, 2 months ago

      This puts the icing on my weekend.

      My team is done!

      1. Thanos
        1 year, 2 months ago

        WC?

    2. _Freddo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Aghhhhh

  16. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Why Brentford...why!!! No need for it!

  17. Mother Farke
    1 year, 2 months ago

    ThiaGOAL. I knew it, check my post history.

    1. g40steve
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He’s done FA for 80 mins get real!

  18. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    For goodness saaaake, Sels (and Palmer tbh)

  19. Brosstan
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Absolute joke of a game

  20. ZeBestee
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Pedro 》Wood?

    First 3 yes and I am doing it

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yes yes yes

  21. Sun God Nika
    1 year, 2 months ago

    What a piss take

  22. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Stinker of a gameweek confirmed. Bruno hatty to save me.

  23. JJO
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ofcourse they will concede after that Var decision gor Chelsea

  24. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Need a Declan Rice hattrick at this point!

  25. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Sels 🙁

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Double Forest cleanie gone 🙁

  27. TheBiffas
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Damn, was 50/50 on Thiago v Fullkrug

  28. yousunkmybattleship
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Pedro terrible.
    Palmer terrible.
    Wildcard here we come!

  29. The Philosopher
    1 year, 2 months ago

    What's better at this stage of the season?

    A: -8
    B: WC

    1. Nomar
      1 year, 2 months ago

      WC as we’re already a million points behind everyone else!

  30. Count of Monte Hristo
    1 year, 2 months ago

    So happy to see the Forest clean sheet gone, lovely stuff.

    1. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Had Williams and Sels, big wipe for me